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Donna Summer fans might wish for a more comprehensive documentary bio than HBO’s Love to Love You, Donna Summer (★★★★★), but it’s hard to imagine a more intimate portrait of the woman, artist, mother, and hit-making Queen of Disco than this fascinating music-filled odyssey.Co-directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams and actress-director Brooklyn Sudano, the middle of Summer’s three daughters, Love to Love You is framed as the family’s attempt to, as Brooklyn puts it, “figure out the many pieces of who Mom really was.”Summer, who succumbed to lung cancer in May 2012, provides the filmmakers key pieces to the puzzle by way of her songs and performances, recorded interviews, and footage she shot herself with her treasured Sony movie camera.At the height of her ’70s fame as pop’s First Lady of Love, Summer bought the camera because she loved making movies — and to entertain herself and the crew while on tour, according to her sister Mary Ellen, who sang backup. The video skits and home movies reveal the singer to be an unapologetic goofball, far from the gyrating diva of so-called Sex Rock that her label Casablanca Records was selling.Sex siren was merely a role she played, Summer explains in an interview voiceover.
She considered herself more of a natural comedian who rarely got a chance to show it. Born and raised in Boston, with a strict upbringing in the AME Church, she emerged from a cloistered ’50s childhood into the free-wheeling ’60s as the hippie lead singer of a Boston rock band called The Crow.
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Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos walked down memory lane to commemorate their son's 26th birthday.The couple on Friday took to Instagram and paid tribute to Michael's big day. Ripa's post, set to The Beatles' «A Day in the Life,» featured throwback photos of the couple with Michael as a child.
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, an HBO Original documentary offering an intimate glimpse at the artist's life on and off stage.Brooklyn Sudano, one of Summer's three children, teamed up with Oscar and Emmy-winning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams to direct the documentary exploring the highs and lows of her mother's fame, giving fans a deeply personal portrait of the Queen of Disco before her death on May 17, 2012.«I had just become a mother. I didn't have my mom.
Love to Love You, Donna Summer is not just a documentary, it’s a hymn to the life and times of the indisputable queen of disco. The film conveys Donna Summer’s journey from the gospel churches of Boston to the dance floors that defined an era. Directed by first-time helmer and Summer’s daughter Brooklyn Sudano and Roger Ross Williams (The Apollo, Traveling While Black), Love to Love You weaves together interviews, footage and the singer’s infectious music to deliver a new perspective on the life of a vocal powerhouse. As part of the Deadline FYC House + HBO Max Event series, we spoke with Sudano, Williams and producer David Blackman on the red carpet at the New York premiere.
Beyoncé took time out to honour a legend.
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death was confirmed Wednesday on her official Twitter and Instagram platforms.And Beyoncé, who has shared the stage with the “What’s Love Got To Do With It” hitmaker several times throughout her glittering career, posted a touching message on her website to honor Turner.“My beloved queen. I love you endlessly,” the “Alien Superstar” singer wrote.
Beyoncé’s has added her thoughts on today’s death of Tiny Turner, who passed at age 83.
@TheNickGehlfuss. Thank you for 8 years pic.twitter.com/pEH5xPYipnThe episode saw Halstead leaving Gaffney Chicago Medical Center and reuniting with his former fiancee, Natalie, courtesy of a cameo appearance by Torrey DeVitto, who played the character until her exit from the show at the beginning of Season 7.Wolf Entertainment wasn’t, of course, alone.
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Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Donna Summer is to this day considered the Queen of Disco thanks to her chart-topping hits throughout the 1970s, famous for her commanding stage presence, dramatic makeup and voluptuous curls.
Erling Haaland shared an X-rated message for Man City teammate Jack Grealish on Sunday, telling the winger he 'f*****g loves' him after lifting the Premier League trophy.
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“Love to Love You, Donna Summer,” premiering Saturday on HBO. “It’s not pain I could have spoken about, but it’s something that I have to always incorporate into my reality.”The childhood trauma left her “feeling guilty” — even as she was feeling love from fans around the world at the peak of her musical powers.
Good Morning Britain's latest episode was briefly paused as the show's stars took time to bid farewell to one of their colleagues. Kate Garraway and Ben Shephard were back at the helm of the ITV news programme on Friday (May 19).
Oh My Girl‘s Arin is reportedly set to join Go Soo in new K-drama Summer Love Machine Blues.On May 15, SPOTV News reported that the pair would star as the leads of the upcoming tvN miniseries.The news was confirmed by South Korean entertainment company CJ ENM, who said: “Go Soo and Arin have been cast in ‘Summer Love Machine Blues.’ As far as we know, filming is currently underway.”Summer Love Machine Blues is one of multiple dramas that will be airing as part of tvN’s “O’PENING” project, which showcases 10 short-form dramas that were chosen during CJ ENM’s “O’PEN” contest exhibit for new screenwriters. The project was formerly known as tvN’s Drama Stage.The K-drama is set to air later this year, although an exact release date and other details — including the plot — are yet to be announced.In April, Oh My Girl dropped their new song ‘Miracle’ — also the name of their fandom — to commemorate the eighth anniversary of their debut, which happened on April 20, 2015.
Check the label on that garment hanging in your closet. If it reads “Made in China,” there’s a chance it was stitched together by one of the characters in Wang Bing’s documentary Youth (Spring), or someone like them.